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What's wrong with this blade?
I just got done doing some work on a razor, Frederick Reynolds hollow ground. I started setting the bevel with a 1k, and noticed that even though this is a straight edge (non smiling) it is wearing as though the blade has a wave in it. The bevel is not the same size by any means, at any point on the razor. On one side the heel and tip are getting more hone wear, and the other side of the blade is getting more wear in the middle. Almost like the blade has a little wave right in the middle.
Is the blade junk if I can't get an even bevel? Or just keep honing away?
And with the pictures, the first pic looks like it has even hone wear, but please take my word for it regardless what you think you see, most all the hone wear is on the tip and the heel. The second pic is wear you can see that all the hone wear is only in the middle of the blade